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Duchess of Marlborough, Sarah Jennings Churchill 1660-1744 Duke of Marlborough, John Churchill 1650-1722 Great Britain Great Britain History Stuarts, 1603-1714 Great Britain History Stuarts, 1603-1714 Drama Married people Married people Great Britain Drama Scotland Politics and government 1371-1707 Stuart, House of Stuart, House of FictionFilter By Series
Francis Gorges trilogy 2Massie, Allan
Summary: Drawing on the accounts of historians past and present, novels, and plays, this is the complete story of the Stuart family, documenting their path from the salt marshes of Brittany to the thrones of Scotland and England and eventually to exile. The Royal Stuarts brings to life figures like Mary, Queens of Scots, Charles I, and Bonnie Prince Charlie, uncovering a family of strong affections and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 STUAckroyd, Peter
Summary: Examines the Stuart dynasty during a turbulent seventeenth century marked by civil war, the execution of Charles I, the rule of Oliver Cromwell, and the deposition and exile of James II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941 ACKBingham, Caroline
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1975
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941 BINBorman, Tracy
Summary: In March of 1603, as she helps to nurse the dying Queen Elizabeth of England, Frances Gorges dreams of her parents' country estate, where she learned to use flowers and herbs to become a much-loved healer. When King James of Scotlant succeeds to the throne Frances is only too happy to stay at home. His court may be shockingly decadent, but his intolerant Puritanism see witchcraft in many of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BORBorman, Tracy
Summary: "At the end of The King's Witch, the first book in Tracy Borman's Stuart-era trilogy, Frances Gorges was pregnant with the child of her dead lover, Thomas Wintour, executed for his role as a conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Now, in The Devil's Slave, Frances is compelled to return to the dissolute and dangerous court where she has been suspected of witchcraft. Catholics have gone...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BORRussell, Gareth
Summary: Takes us into every room of Hampton Court Palace-the stage of some of the most important events in British history, such as the commissioning of King James's version of the Bible and Queen Elizabeth II's coronation ball, illustrating what was at play politically, socially and economically at the time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Based on Sir Winston Churchill's biography of his ancestors, the first Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, this classic BBC miniseries is a tender love story played out amid the intrigues of the 17th-century English court. At a time when most marriages were made for money and position, Sarah Jennings and John Churchill married for love. This drama follows them from their budding romance in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2013